Have lunch with an idol

At the crowded party, all the women present, from the aunts in their fifties and sixties to the young girls in their teens and twenties, were gathered around Fu Xi, and Ji Chen couldn't even squeeze through the crowd.

She furiously tapped on her phone and finally managed to get through to Li Xuan's phone.

On the other end of the line, Li Xuan was fiddling with the tranquilizer beside the sleeping pod. When he heard that Ji Chen was calling, he quickly answered the phone.

Ji Chen said angrily on the phone, "You said you'd let me spend a day with Fu Xi. But what's going on now? I can't even see him!"

Li Xuan put down the tranquilizer in his hand, and the corners of his mouth curled up. "I said I'd let you spend a day with him, but did I say you'd spend the day alone with him? You're my wife, so you should behave with dignity! Have a good time. Your husband is waiting for you to come home!"

"You! You're 欺人太甚!" Ji Chen hung up the phone directly after saying that.

She lifted her white floor-length dress and walked towards Fu Xi. In her imagination, the date would be that she and Fu Xi sat in a quiet high-end restaurant, eating medium-rare beef tenderloin, drinking the 1982 Lafite, with a violinist playing beside them...

But... but now! She tried to push through the crowd, but soon she was pushed back.

"No, no, no. I 好不容易 got to see my idol, but I didn't even get a good look at his face. If I leave like this, am I still Ji Chen!"

Ji Chen picked up her floor-length dress again, mustered up her courage, and charged into the crowd. "Make way!"

But this time, everyone lined up in two rows, making a path for Ji Chen to reach Fu Xi.

However, Ji Chen wasn't ready. She stepped on her own dress and fell face down in front of Fu Xi.

Ji Chen lay there without getting up. Waves of regret washed over her. It would have been better if she hadn't met him at all. The first time she met her idol, she embarrassed herself in such an awkward way.

She slowly raised her face, wanting to run out of the crowd immediately. As soon as she looked up, she saw a hand reaching out to her.

She raised her head a little more and saw that the outstretched hand belonged to Fu Xi. Her heart was filled with mixed emotions. Her idol had finally noticed her and even reached out his hand to her. But, why was it in such a situation...

She reluctantly reached out her hand, and Fu Xi helped Ji Chen up.

Ji Chen was in a sorry state. There was some mud on her face, and there was a tear in her dress where she had stepped on it. Just as she was about to run away to avoid the embarrassment, Fu Xi pulled her back.

Fu Xi quickly took off his coat and tied it around the tear in Ji Chen's dress.

He then said to Ji Chen in an extremely gentle voice, "Are you okay? Well, there are some performance costumes in the hotel, and I think there are women's clothes. Why don't you go and change?" Fu Xi pointed to the hotel behind him and said to Ji Chen.

Ji Chen lowered her head, said thank you, and then quickly ran into the hotel room. She changed out of her clothes, put on a casual performance outfit, and then went to the washroom to wash her face.

When she came out again, the girls surrounding Fu Xi had already dispersed. Ji Chen held Fu Xi's coat in her hand and said to Fu Xi, "Well, I'm sorry to make you laugh. I'll take this coat, wash it, and return it to you later!"

Fu Xi smiled and shook his head. He still spoke to Ji Chen in that gentle voice, "It's okay. It's just a coat. As long as you're not hurt."

Ji Chen smiled at Fu Xi. She said a little awkwardly and nervously, "Um, just now, those people, why, why did they leave?"

"Um... them? They just left suddenly. Let's not worry about them for now. What about you, um, I mean, where do you want to go? The company asked me to accompany you for a day and said that you're my fan..."

Ji Chen's face turned even redder. She asked tentatively, feeling a bit at a loss, "Really? Can I go wherever I want?"

"Yeah, you can go wherever you like. My task today is to accompany you and have fun!"

Ji Chen lowered her head again, feeling a bit self-reproachful. "I'm sorry. You must be very busy, right? I asked you to accompany me specially. How about you go back? I, I actually just wanted... to get an autograph!"

Ji Chen really wanted to ask Fu Xi to accompany her to play, but she didn't want to seem unreasonable and impolite. At that time, asking Fu Xi to meet her was just a whim, and she never thought it would actually come true. But when this day really arrived, besides the excitement, she felt more self-blame in her heart.

Was she really desecrating the dream lover of all girls like this? What right did she have? She even boldly asked him to accompany her for a day!

Looking at the person in front of him who was extremely self-blaming, Fu Xi wanted to say something to ease the embarrassment. "It's noon! How about we go have a meal first? I'm quite hungry. Whether you're with me or not, I still need to eat! Just think of it as you accompanying me!"

Ji Chen's eyes lit up. She couldn't help but smile and nod like a nodding doll.

Fu Xi smiled and put his hand on Ji Chen's head. "You don't have to blame yourself too much. Actually, being an artist is just a job. Without the support of fans like you, we wouldn't be able to go far. Come to think of it, I should be the one thanking you!"

"No, no, no. You're being too modest!" Ji Chen looked at Fu Xi with a look of being flattered. "I never expected that you're not only versatile, handsome, and kind, but also have no airs of an idol at all! I really like you so much!"

"Ah! Hehe... Well, what do you want to eat?"

Finally, the atmosphere wasn't as awkward as before, and Ji Chen had no more concerns. She got a little carried away and came up with a bad idea. "Follow me!"

Fu Xi followed Ji Chen to a small and shabby restaurant. It was relatively quiet there, and there weren't many people.

Ji Chen chose a relatively secluded seat and looked around, afraid that someone would recognize Fu Xi and misunderstand her relationship with him. Ji Chen looked around like a thief.

Fu Xi waved his hand in front of Ji Chen's eyes and smiled. "What are you doing? Why do you look like you're up to something?"

Ji Chen leaned close to Fu Xi and whispered, "I'm practically up to something! You have no idea how popular you are. If you're recognized and I'm mistaken for your rumored girlfriend, not to mention becoming the public enemy, I'd blame myself for desecrating someone as precious as a god!"

Fu Xi couldn't help but laugh. "Seriously? Do I put that much pressure on you? It's like we're doing something risky!"

Ji Chen moved back from where she had leaned in. "It really is. Well, forget it. Even if it's risky, it's worth it!"

Ji Chen quickly added, "By the way, I'm telling you, I've been wanting to try this restaurant for a long time. Don't be put off by its simple decoration. The boss here really spends all the money on researching the dishes and doesn't bother with all the fancy stuff! You'll know once you try it!"

As they were talking, the restaurant owner brought the dishes. Since it was a small restaurant and there were no waiters, the owner did everything from cooking, serving the dishes, to collecting the money... all in one go.

The owner smiled and said, "Xiaochen, you're here again! Is he your boyfriend? He's quite handsome!"

"No, no, boss. He's not my boyfriend!"

After the owner had set the dishes on the table and straightened up, he said, "Okay, okay. Not your boyfriend. You've been single for so many years and still haven't found a boyfriend. You two eat first. Call me if you need more!"

"No, I, I have a boyf..." Ji Chen wanted to say that she had a boyfriend, but the owner had already walked into the kitchen without looking back.

Fu Xi smiled softly beside her and didn't say anything.

Ji Chen scratched her head. She didn't want to continue this topic, so she pointed at the cumin-flavored crispy bones in front of Fu Xi and said, "Try this. It's really delicious. It's crunchy when you take a bite!"

Fu Xi shook his head, smiled, and reached out his chopsticks towards a piece of crispy bone. But he hesitated for a moment, looking a bit reluctant.

"What's wrong? Don't judge this place by its simple decoration. The food hygiene here is really good! I promise!" Ji Chen patted her chest and assured him. But then she remembered that artists were very concerned about calories. How many calories were there in such a large plate of sinful cumin-flavored crispy bones!

"Oh, right. I'm sorry. I forgot. You can't eat something with such high calories! Oh, it's all my fault!" Ji Chen felt self-blaming again.

Seeing this, Fu Xi comforted Ji Chen, "It's okay. You don't have to blame yourself. Although artists have strict control over their figures, I'm not like those female artists who lose weight by dieting. It's okay to eat high-calorie food occasionally like this. Consider it a treat for myself. After all, what's the point of living if I always just eat salads!"

As he spoke, Fu Xi moved his chopsticks again, picked up a piece of crispy bone, and put it in his mouth. He chewed it for a while under Ji Chen's expectant gaze. "It's really delicious!"

Only then did Ji Chen feel relieved. "I told you! Every dish here is really good. Try the other ones too. This one, this one, and this one..." She pointed at the garlic-flavored spare ribs, sweet and sour pork fillet, stir-fried shredded lotus root... and said.

Fu Xi patiently tried all the dishes she pointed at and then said contentedly, "Really, they're all delicious. You eat too!"

Seeing that her idol was so approachable and even accompanied her to this small restaurant, Ji Chen felt that her dream had come true, and her life was complete!

After the meal, Ji Chen said sensibly, "I really can't waste your rest time any longer. You have no idea how much we fans feel sorry for you! Every time I see you rushing to the next announcement without even closing your eyes, I want to rush up and say, 'Go and get some sleep quickly. I'll support you if necessary!' "

"Really? So many people want to support me!"

Ji Chen looked at Fu Xi seriously. "Yeah! Really! That's why I don't want to be a sinner through the ages. You should take this time to rest as soon as possible. That would be the greatest reward for us fans!"

"Okay~ Well, I'll go now!" Fu Xi said and walked towards his nanny car.

Ji Chen looked at his departing back, feeling a bit disappointed, but she also watched him leave with a sense of satisfaction.

But just as Fu Xi got into the nanny car and Ji Chen was about to turn and leave, Fu Xi jumped out of the car again.

"Wait a minute. You forgot something!"

Ji Chen suddenly turned around, unable to remember what she had left behind.

Fu Xi had already run up to her. "This! You forgot this!"

Ji Chen looked at the photo in Fu Xi's hand. It was an autographed photo! Fu Xi actually remembered that she had said she wanted his autograph before. Her heart was filled with excitement.

"Thank you! You're so kind! I, I, oh, you go quickly. I'm really super satisfied!" Ji Chen pushed Fu Xi towards the nanny car. This time, she didn't feel any disappointment and happily bounced all the way home.

Meanwhile, not far away in the bushes, there was a camera pointed directly at Ji Chen...